diff --git a/.vib/mastodon/goss/vars.yaml b/.vib/mastodon/goss/vars.yaml
index 2a27045c61f0..8010a3f73ee3 100644
--- a/.vib/mastodon/goss/vars.yaml
+++ b/.vib/mastodon/goss/vars.yaml
@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@ directories:
       - /opt/bitnami/mastodon/public/system
       - /opt/bitnami/mastodon/public/assets
 root_dir: /opt/bitnami
+sed_in_place:
+  exclude_paths:
+    # Ignore Mastodon node_modules directory (not bitnami-related)
+    - \/opt\/bitnami\/mastodon\/node_modules\/.*